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Cigar Shaping Machine. NO. 239,487. Patented March 29, 18%81.`

Il V7 l NPEERS, FNTO-LITHOGRAPHR. WASHINGTON, D, C.

UNITED STATS PATENT OFFICE.

FERDINAND J. GOLDKAMP AND CHARLES VISOFSKY, OF ST. LOUIS, MO.

CIGAR-SHAPI SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters vNe MACHINE.

Patent No. 239,48*?, dated March 29, 1881.

Application filed January 12, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom t 'may concern."

Be it known that we, FERDINAND J. GOLD- KAMP and CHARLES VIsonsKY,residents of St. Louis, Missouri, have made a newand useful Improvementin Machines for Shaping Gigars, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description, lreference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a view inperspective of the improved machine; Fig. 2, a front or side elevationot' one of the forms Fig. 3, a crosssection taken on the line x, Fig. 2,Fig. 4, a transverse vertical section of the machine, taken between .theforms and the upright at the end of the machine, the lowest form beingwithdrawn from the machine, Fig. 5, a view similar` to that of Fig. 4.,but showing all the forms in the machine; Fig. 6, an end elevation ofthe machine, showing thelever turned down as when pressure is beingapplied to the molds; Fig. 7, a detail, being a longitudinal verticalsection taken` throughone end of the machine; rand Figs. 8 and 9, a sideelevation and cross-section, respectively, of one of the mold-uppers.

The same letters denote the same parts.

The present invention relates partly to the shape and means of combiningthe molds in the machine and partly to the means used in applying thepressure to and operating the molds. y

A represents the improved machine, consistin g, essentially, of a baseor bed, B, mounted upon the legs b b, the uprights C U, the platen orfollower D, the levers E E, united by the handle e, and the verticalseries F F F F of forms, the various parts being formed, combined, andoperated, more particularly described,asfollows: Theforn1s F, so termed,are formed, so far as shape is concerned, as shown in Figs. 2 and3--that is, the part j',

which is the lower and principal portion of the mold, and which is madeof glass, is mounted in or upon a plate, f', andto the unthe uppers f2are attached. It' desired,a cushion, f3, of paper or similar substance,may be arrangedbetween the glass and the plate. The platef is pret'-erably of wood. 1t is furnished with the beveled ends f4, which shouldbe of metal. The

uppers fi are of tin, and are formed preferably as shown in Figs. 8,9,'the portion f5, which forms the upper portion ofthe mold proper,being of the proper shape to form the cigar, and beingattachedthroughout its length to the back f6. This gives a firm support to thepart f5. The part f is attached to the platef by means ot' the iangesfl.

The forms or parts F consist, substantially, of a set of molds,f, which,when in the press, co-operate with the uppers f2 of an upper form orpart F, and of a set of uppers, f2, which co-operate with a set of moldsj' ot' a lower form or part F, as seen in Fig. l. Any number of cells fmay be combined in a single piece of glass. The ends f4 have feet 3.

In operating the machine the practice is to fill the lowest of the formsF first, and While the upper forms F are being pressed. In pressing theforms the levers E E, by means of the handle e, are drawn down into theposition shown in Fig. 6. The levers are camshaped, as shown, and arepivoted to fixed bearings e', and are grooved upon their inner sides, asindicated at c2.` The platen D is pro vided with pins el, Fig. 7, whichengage in the grooves e2, and by drawing the levers E E downward theforms F are pressed together and upon the 'bed B. The under side of theplaten D is furnished with a set of uppers,f2, which enter the molds fof the uppermost form F, the uppers f2 of the uppermost form F enter themolds j' of the form next beneath., and so on down.. The feet f8 of thelowest form in the press prevent the uppers f2 in that form fromstriking the bed B. As the platen' descends, the beveled ends f4 of theforms operate as guides in properly closing the forms together. When theforms have been properly pressed the handle e is raised again. Thislifts the platen sufciently from the uppermost form F Ato admit theform' which has been iilled while the other forms have been pressed, andwhich is now inserted immediately beneath the platen. In raising theplaten all of the forms F but the lowest formare lifted sufciently fromthe lowest form to enable the latter to be withdrawn from the press.This lifting'of the forms is effected by means of' roo spring-catches GG, which are connected with'- the platen, and which, as the platenrises,

close inward beneath the'feet f8 of the second (from the bed B) form.The catches are kept from catching the lowest form by means of thebeveled stops g g. The lowest form is then withdrawn and emptied andrefilled, and meanwhile the other forms in the press are pressed asbefore, and so on, withdrawing the lowest of the forms and replacing itat the top of the series.

A gage, H, adjustable horizontally at h, serves to keep the forms Fproperly in the press in a transverse direction.

The uprights C C are slotted at c c to receive and guide the pins d.

By means oi' the present molds acreaseless cigar can be readily shaped.

We claim- 1. The form F, having thebeveled endsfi, feed f, molds ff, andthe uppers f2 f2, substantially as described.

2. The forms F F, having the beveled ends j* and the feet f8,substantially as described. 3. The combination ot' the bed B, uprights GG, platen D, cam-shaped levers E E, and forms F F, having the beveledends f4 and feet 2 5 f8, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the uprights C C, platen D, catches Gr G, andforms F, having the feet f8, as and for the purpose described.

5. The machine A, having the bed B, uprights G G, platen D, levers E E,forms F, catches G Gr, and stops g g, combined substantiall y asdescribed.

6. The combination of the bed B, platen D,` and forms F, the latterhaving the beveled ends f4, feet f8, molds f, and uppers f2, ar rangedas described. i

7. The combination of the bed B, platen D, having the uppers f2, andforms F, having the beveled ends f4, feet f8, molds f, persfz,substantially as described.

FERD. J. GOLDKAMP. GHAS. VISOFSKY.

Witnesses:

GHAs. D. MOODY, SAML. S. BOYD.

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